MP Zarah Sultana protests in assist of starvation striker Qesser Zuhrah

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An MP has staged a protest outdoors a jail demanding pressing medical take care of a starvation striker there.

Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana mentioned Qesser Zuhrah was "critically sick" with an "quick" danger of dying after refusing meals for 46 days.

Ms Zuhrah is on remand at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey awaiting trial on prices linked to the actions of Palestine Motion earlier than the group was banned beneath terrorism laws

Posting on X, Sultana referred to as for an ambulance to be allowed into the jail. Afterward Wednesday, the MP and different protestors confirmed Ms Zuhrah was transferred to hospital.

The federal government proscribed Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act in July, making membership of or assist for the group a felony offence punishable by as much as 14 years in jail.

The then Dwelling Secretary Yvette Cooper introduced plans to ban the group on 23 June, saying that the vandalism of two planes at RAF Brize Norton was "disgraceful" and that the group had a "lengthy historical past of unacceptable felony injury".

The group's co-founder, Huda Ammori, was granted permission to attraction in July after her attorneys argued the ban breached the correct to free speech.

The decide refused an attraction to briefly raise the ban and it stays proscribed, with Excessive Courtroom judges anticipated to rule inside weeks on the lawfulness of the ban.

Posting on X on Tuesday night, Sultana wrote: "I'm urgently on my option to HMP Bronzefield.

"Palestine starvation striker Qesser Zuhrah, now on day 46, is being refused an ambulance by the jail.

"She is critically sick and at quick danger of dying. I've contacted [Justice Secretary] David Lammy and [Health Secretary] Wes Streeting and obtained no response."

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Protesters later mentioned Ms Zuhrah had since been taken to hospital, with footage shared on X by marketing campaign group Defend Our Juries displaying an ambulance leaving the positioning.

Inexperienced Occasion peer Baroness Jenny Jones mentioned she was assured Ms Zuhrah had been taken to hospital earlier than she left the protest.

"The protesters have been all ages, all colors however very united and dealing properly," she added.

Sultana additionally confirmed on X shortly after 20:00 GMT that Ms Zuhrah had been transferred to hospital.

South East Coast Ambulance Service confirmed it attended the jail on Wednesday however wouldn't give any additional element.

Prisoners 'have full entry to healthcare'

A spokesperson for HMP Bronzefield mentioned it couldn't present details about particular people however mentioned all prisoners had full entry to healthcare, together with attendance to "exterior medical services if wanted".

They mentioned: "Any prisoner refusing meals receives common medical evaluation and assist from clinicians, in addition to being provided psychological well being assist."

The jail mentioned all prisoners have been managed in keeping with insurance policies to evaluate "particular person dangers and safety standing".

Protests have been happening in five different prisons involving eight people, together with Ms Zuhrah, who've all been charged with offences linked to the actions of Palestine Motion, earlier than the group was banned beneath terrorism laws.

A letter by lawyers representing the group, seen by the BBC, informed Lammy there was a "actual and more and more seemingly potential" their purchasers would die in jail as a part of their protest.